lodestar

lodestar.

1. A guiding star; an inspiration or model.

2. A reasonable amount of attorney’s fees in a given case, usu. calculated by multiplying a reasonable number of hours worked by the prevailing hourly rate in the community for similar work, and often considering such additional factors as the degree of skill and difficulty involved in the case, the degree of its urgency, its novelty, and the like. • Most statutes that authorize an award of attorney’s fees use the lodestar method for computing the award. [Cases: Costs 194.18; Federal Civil Procedure 2737.

4. C.J.S. Costs § 132.]

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资深译员Lorna，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与房地产投资信托有关的法律文件。